A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,620 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 23 minutes ago
A Minecraft server on your own VPS costs less than most game hosts once you pass a handful of players, and you get full control over plugins, mods and backups. Memory decides how many players fit: the Minecraft Wiki puts a vanilla server at 2 GB for up to ten players and 4 GB beyond that, before the operating system and before plugins or mods. This list starts at 2 vCPU and 8 GB, enough for a Paper server with plugins and twenty players.
- Lowest bill
- €5.41(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
- Typical hidden fees
- +€20.83/mo(32% of these servers cost more than their price tag once the required fees are added (IPv4, setup, traffic, minimum term). On those, the extra is typically €20.83 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
1,620 servers match, sorted by bill per month.
| Tick 2 to 4 servers to compare their bills side by side | Traffic | Locations | Total | Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scaleway Dedibox Start-1-M-SATA · Intel C2750 (Avoton) · 1 × 1 TB HDD 8 cores · 8 threads · 8 GB RAM · 1 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic | 8 cores 8threads | DDR3 8 GB | HDD 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €5.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €0.42 setup | €64.87 12 mo | ||
 Contabo Cloud VPS 4 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered |  | €5.67 incl. €0.17 setup | €68.00 12 mo | ||
 AlphaVPS Cheap C8G 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 8 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 75 GB | 8 TB |    | €6.49 Setup fee not published | €77.88 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered | | €6.72 incl. €0.17 setup | €80.60 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · Seattle 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered | | €6.97 incl. €0.17 setup | €83.60 12 mo | ||
| AlphaVPS High-Performance P8G 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe · 6 TB traffic | 2vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 60 GB | 6 TB | | €6.99 Setup fee not published | €83.88 12 mo | ||
 Advin Servers KVM Standard 1 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 64 GB NVMe · 2 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 64 GB | 2 TB | | €7.17 Setup fee not published | €85.98 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · New York 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered | | €7.22 incl. €0.17 setup | €86.60 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered | | €7.50 | €90.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €7.50 | €90.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · Sydney 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered |  | €7.82 incl. €0.17 setup | €93.80 12 mo | ||
 HostHatch NVMe 8 GB 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 35 GB NVMe · 2 TB traffic | 2vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 35 GB | 2 TB |   +10 | €8.06 Setup fee not published | €96.73 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · Mumbai 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered |  | €8.07 incl. €0.17 setup | €96.80 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · Singapore 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered |  | €8.17 incl. €0.17 setup | €98.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 · Tokyo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 100 GB | Unmetered |  | €8.22 incl. €0.17 setup | €98.60 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud VPS-2 2027 · 75 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 75 GB | Unmetered |  +2 | €8.49 | €101.88 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud VPS-2 2027 · 75 GB NVMe · Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 75 GB | 1 TB | | €8.49 | €101.88 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud VPS-2 Local Zone 2027 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | 75 GB | Unmetered |   +3 | €8.49 | €101.88 12 mo | ||
| AlphaVPS Cheap C12G 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 100 GB | 10 TB | | €8.99 Setup fee not published | €107.88 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered | | €9.10 | €109.20 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €9.10 | €109.20 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Seattle 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered | | €9.50 | €114.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Seattle 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €9.50 | €114.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · New York 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered | | €9.90 | €118.80 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · New York 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €9.90 | €118.80 12 mo |
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Cores: Minecraft runs each world on one main thread, so a fast core beats many slow ones. Two vCPUs cover the main thread plus chunk generation and the operating system. If players notice lag when someone is busy on a neighbouring server, switch to dedicated cores with the cores filter. Big modpacks often want 10 GB of memory or more: raise the memory filter.
VPS or game host: a Minecraft host gives you a control panel, one-click modpacks and support, and charges per gigabyte of memory, often with a low first month. A VPS needs a few commands to install Java and Paper, or a free panel such as Pterodactyl or Crafty, and then runs as many worlds as it holds. The bills here include the IPv4 address, which players connect to, and the renewal price, so you can compare with a host’s regular monthly price.
Before you buy: pick the location closest to most of your players, because ping matters more than a few euros. Players connect on port 25565, so keep the IPv4 address on. Turn on backups or copy the world folder every night: a corrupted world is the one thing you cannot rebuild.